| Top 40 Hits of Mid July 1961 |
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1 |
Del Shannon | Runaway |
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2 |
Everly Brothers | Temptation |
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3 |
Ricky Nelson | Hello Mary Lou / Travelin' Man |
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4 |
Cliff Richard | A Girl Like You |
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5 |
Billy Fury | Halfway To Paradise |
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6 |
Temperance Seven | Pasadena |
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7 |
Eden Kane | Well I Ask You |
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8 |
Clarence 'Frogman' Henry | But I Do |
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9 |
Elvis Presley | Surrender |
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10 |
Roy Orbison | Running Scared |
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11 |
Helen Shapiro | You Don't Know |
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12 |
Shadows | Frightened City |
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13 |
Connie Francis | Breaking In A Brand New Broken Heart |
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14 |
Anthony Newley | Pop Goes The Weasel / Bee Bom |
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15 |
Craig Douglas | Time |
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16 |
Eddie Cochran | Weekend |
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17 |
Shirley Bassey | You'll Never Know |
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18 |
Linda Scott | I've Told Every Little Star |
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19 |
Duane Eddy | Ring Of Fire |
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20 |
Buddy Holly | Baby I Don't Care / Valley Of Tears |
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21 |
Lonnie Donegan | Have A Drink On Me |
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22 |
Pat Boone | Moody River |
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23 |
Karl Denver | Marcheta |
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24 |
Petula Clark | Romeo |
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25 |
Gene Vincent | She She Little Sheila |
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26 |
Bobby Vee | More Than I Can Say / Staying In |
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27 |
Bobby Darin | Nature Boy |
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28 |
Joe Loss | Wheels Cha Cha |
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29 |
Neil Sedaka | Little Devil |
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30 |
Andy Stewart | A Scottish Soldier |
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31 |
Ken Dodd | Once In Every Lifetime |
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32 |
Jerry Lee Lewis | What'd I Say |
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33 |
Johnny & The Hurricanes | Old Smokie / High Voltage |
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34 |
Clarence 'Frogman' Henry | You Always Hurt The One You Love |
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35 |
Helen Shapiro | Don't Treat Me Like A Child |
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36 |
Ben E King | Stand By Me |
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37 |
Brook Benton | Boll Weevil Song |
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38 |
Acker Bilk | That's My Home |
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39 |
Elvis Presley | Wooden Heart |
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40 |
Mark Wynter | Exclusively Yours |